attachments via the API

[Dave Viner]

Hi,

According to http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/adding-file-attachments-to-mailchimp-email-campaigns/, the interface allows users to upload attachments to a CDN for inclusion or attachment to an email campaign.  How can I perform those steps with the API?

Thanks

Dave Viner

[jesse]

Just to be clear, we don't support attachments in the emails we send.
What that post says is that we'll host files for you and let you link
to it in your content. You'd do that using campaignCreate and the
archive content type option.
http://www.mailchimp.com/api/rtfm/campaigncreate.func.php


jesse

On Jun 11, 12:03 am, Dave Viner <davevi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> According tohttp://www.mailchimp.com/blog/adding-file-attachments-to-mailchimp-em...,

[Raa]

Hi Jesse,

It seems that you can only host the following files sent up in the
archive:

"Only jpegs, gifs, pngs and a .html file (a ".htm" will not work)."
(from
http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/s-31286565/cmd/kbresource/kb-76363317244554551/view_question!PAGETYPE?sq=import%2bzip%2barchive&sf=101113&sg=2&st=598996&documentid=361925&action=view)

Is this correct?

It would be so good if you could host other files like word docs and
pdfs. Is it possible through the API somehow?

Raa

On Jun 11, 4:07 pm, jesse <je...@mailchimp.com> wrote:
> Just to be clear, we don't support attachments in the emails we send.

> What that post says is that we'll hostfilesfor you and let you link

> to it in your content. You'd do that using campaignCreate and the

> archive content type option.http://www.mailchimp.com/api/rtfm/campaigncreate.func.php

[jesse]

Currently, yes, but we are looking at adding that ability (it will
then be available via archive import in the app and API).


jesse

On Jul 1, 7:22 am, Raa <rachel.ether...@nvisage.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Jesse,
>
> It seems that you can only host the following files sent up in the
> archive:
>
> "Only jpegs, gifs, pngs and a .html file (a ".htm" will not work)."

> (fromhttp://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/s-31286565/cmd/kbresource/kb-7636...)

>
> Is this correct?
>
> It would be so good if you could host other files like word docs and
> pdfs. Is it possible through theAPIsomehow?
>
> Raa
>
> On Jun 11, 4:07 pm, jesse <je...@mailchimp.com> wrote:
>
>
>

> > Just to be clear, we don't supportattachmentsin the emails we send.

> > What that post says is that we'll hostfilesfor you and let you link
> > to it in your content. You'd do that using campaignCreate and the
> > archive content type option.http://www.mailchimp.com/api/rtfm/campaigncreate.func.php
>
> > jesse
>
> > On Jun 11, 12:03 am, Dave Viner <davevi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > According tohttp://www.mailchimp.com/blog/adding-file-attachments-to-mailchimp-em...,

> > > the interface allows users to uploadattachmentsto a CDN for inclusion or

[jesse]

Correction, this support has been added and the kb article updated:
http://www.mailchimp.com/kb/article/how-do-i-upload-a-zip-file-to-use-as-my-campaign


jesse

> > > >attachmentto an email campaign.  How can I perform those steps with the
> > > >API?
>
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Dave Viner

[Raa]

Hi jesse,

I just tested uploading a pdf in a zip file via the API and it works
fine.

Good news.

Thanks very much.

Rachel

On Jul 1, 7:58 pm, jesse <je...@mailchimp.com> wrote:
> Correction, this support has been added and the kb article updated:http://www.mailchimp.com/kb/article/how-do-i-upload-a-zip-file-to-use...